House of Mystery, #198
Published: January 1972
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Mordok Lives!
Credits
- Pencils: Nick Cardy
- Inks: Nick Cardy
- Colors: Jack Adler
Two Lives to Live!
Storyline
A master artist gives his soul to Satan for the ability to be twins, one who can paint and one who can party.
Characters
- Cain (host)
- Ian Lerner
- Satan
- Luisa
Credits
- Script: Jack Oleck
- Pencils: Mike Sekowsky
- Inks: Nick Cardy
- Letters: Milt Snapinn (uncertain)
Credits
- Script: Sergio Aragonés
- Pencils: Sergio Aragonés
- Inks: Sergio Aragonés
Story Notes
3 gag cartoons. Boy Scouts find a witches' coven. Boys build an electric chair and are going to test it with their baby brother. Men carrying a casket are trying to hitch a ride.
He Adopted a Martian Boy
Storyline
When a Martian child crash-lands on his remote island, Fred Marshall is taught a lesson in turning his back on humanity.
Characters
- Cain (host)
- Fred Marshal
- Akza
Credits
- Pencils: Bernard Baily
- Inks: Bernard Baily
Story Notes
Original title: "I Adopted a Martian Boy."
Credits
- Script: Mark Hanerfeld (uncertain)
Story Notes
Includes letters from Russell Sauls; Scott Strider; Ernie Saxton; Phillip McAfee; Bart Allyn; Chip Mansel.
Brief Visit
Storyline
Satan takes the form of man to walk the Earth for an hour.
Characters
- Cain (host)
- Satan
- Nilats (demon)
- Itepal (demon)
- Reltih (demon)
Credits
- Script: Sam Glanzman
- Pencils: Sam Glanzman
- Inks: Sam Glanzman
- Letters: Sam Glanzman (uncertain)
Featuring Cain's Room 13
Credits
- Script: Lore Shoberg
- Pencils: Lore Shoberg
- Inks: Lore Shoberg
Story Notes
3 gag cartoons. A witch sharpens her fingernail with a pencil sharpener. A vampire bites a figure in a wax museum. An open grave has a sign that says "Out to Lunch".
The Day of the Demon!
Storyline
Townspeople plan to raise a demon from the pits of hell and plan to sacrifice young Stefan to the demon.
Characters
- Cain (host)
- Mordok
- Gustav Tablun
- Peter Kurt
- Erica
- Stefan
Credits
- Script: Archie Goodwin
- Pencils: Mike Sekowsky
- Inks: Shirley Bellwood
- Letters: Ben Oda
The Thing in the Telescope
Storyline
A group of thieves try to locate the gems their boss had stolen but as each looks into a telescope he left them they die.
Characters
- Detective-Lieutenant John Hollis
- Oswald Freems
- Willy
- Jack
Credits
- Pencils: Mort Meskin
- Inks: Mort Meskin